wēi

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Definitions

  1. 1. danger
  2. 2. to endanger
  3. 3. Taiwan pr. [wéi]

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Words Containing 危

乘人之危
chéng rén zhī wēi

to take advantage of sb's precarious position

危及
wēi jí

to endanger

危害
wēi hài

to jeopardize

危急
wēi jí

critical

危机
wēi jī

crisis

危险
wēi xiǎn

danger

事危累卵
shì wēi lěi luǎn

lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture

信用危机
xìn yòng wēi jī

credit crisis

信贷危机
xìn dài wēi jī

credit crisis

倒悬之危
dào xuán zhī wēi

lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation

倾危
qīng wēi

in danger of collapse

冒生命危险
mào shēng mìng wēi xiǎn

to risk one's life

力尽神危
lì jìn shén wēi

(idiom) physically and mentally exhausted

危亡
wēi wáng

at stake

危困
wēi kùn

grave situation

危在旦夕
wēi zài dàn xī

in imminent peril (idiom)

危地马拉
wēi dì mǎ lā

Guatemala

危地马拉人
wēi dì mǎ lā rén

Guatemalan (person)

危境
wēi jìng

dangerous situation

危如朝露
wēi rú zhāo lù

precarious as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

危如累卵
wēi rú lěi luǎn

precarious as pile of eggs (idiom); ready to fall and break at any moment

危害性
wēi hài xìng

harmfulness

危害评价
wēi hài píng jià

hazard assessment

危局
wēi jú

perilous situation

危径
wēi jìng

steep and perilous path

危性
wēi xìng

risk

危惧
wēi jù

afraid

危房
wēi fáng

decrepit house

危楼
wēi lóu

dangerous housing

危机四伏
wēi jī sì fú

danger lurks on every side (idiom)

危殆
wēi dài

grave danger

危笃
wēi dǔ

deathly ill

危而不持
wēi ér bù chí

national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes to the rescue

危若朝露
wēi ruò zhāo lù

precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day

危言危行
wēi yán wēi xíng

upright and plainspoken (idiom)

危言耸听
wēi yán sǒng tīng

frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk

危辞耸听
wēi cí sǒng tīng

to startle sb with scary tale

危迫
wēi pò

urgent

危途
wēi tú

dangerous road

危重
wēi zhòng

critically ill

危重病人
wēi zhòng bìng rén

critically ill patient

危险品
wēi xiǎn pǐn

hazardous materials

危险警告灯
wēi xiǎn jǐng gào dēng

hazard lights

危难
wēi nàn

calamity

命危
mìng wēi

(medicine) in a critical condition

严重危害
yán zhòng wēi hài

severe harm

垂危
chuí wēi

close to death

安危
ān wēi

safety and danger

居安思危
jū ān sī wēi

to think of danger in times of safety

岌岌可危
jí jí kě wēi

imminent danger (idiom); approaching a crisis

扶危
fú wēi

to help those in distress

扶危济困
fú wēi jì kùn

to help those in distress (idiom)

扶困济危
fú kùn jì wēi

see 濟危扶困|济危扶困[jì wēi fú kùn]

抵押贷款危机
dǐ yā dài kuǎn wēi jī

mortgage crisis

摆脱危机
bǎi tuō wēi jī

to break out of a crisis

次级房屋信贷危机
cì jí fáng wū xìn dài wēi jī

subprime mortgage crisis

次贷危机
cì dài wēi jī

subprime mortgage crisis

正襟危坐
zhèng jīn wēi zuò

to sit upright and still (idiom)

潜在危险度
qián zài wēi xiǎn dù

latent hazard

济危
jì wēi

to help people in distress

济危扶困
jì wēi fú kùn

to help people in difficulty and bring relief to the needy (idiom)

济困扶危
jì kùn fú wēi

to help those in distress (idiom)

濒危
bīn wēi

endangered (species)

濒危物种
bīn wēi wù zhǒng

endangered species

濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约
bīn wēi yě shēng dòng zhí wù zhǒng guó jì mào yì gōng yuē

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

病危
bìng wēi

to be critically ill

经济危机
jīng jì wēi jī

economic crisis

紧急危害
jǐn jí wēi hài

emergency risk

能源危机
néng yuán wēi jī

energy crisis

脱离危险
tuō lí wēi xiǎn

out of danger

临危
lín wēi

dying (from illness)

临危受命
lín wēi shòu mìng

(idiom) to take on a leadership role at a time of crisis

临危授命
lín wēi shòu mìng

to sacrifice one's life in a crisis

货币危机
huò bì wēi jī

monetary crisis

趁人之危
chèn rén zhī wēi

to take advantage of sb's difficulties (idiom)

转危为安
zhuǎn wēi wéi ān

to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert a danger (esp. political or medical)

道高益安,势高益危
dào gāo yì ān , shì gāo yì wēi

More moral strength increases one's safety, more power and influence increases one's danger (idiom, from Records of the Historian 史記|史记). cf Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it (William Pitt the Elder, 1770).

金融危机
jīn róng wēi jī

financial crisis